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Group plays classic jazz

By Casey Engelman · Thursday, Sept. 29,2011 12:22 a.m.

The Jazz Fables Quintet is a continuous musical project founded and maintained by jazz artist David Miller. The Jazz Fables Concert Series at Bear’s Place started in 1989 and has remained a popular fixture for Bloomington jazz fans ever since.

Can o' Worms throws local music at fans

By Celia Grundman · Thursday, Sept. 29,2011 12:20 a.m.

This Friday, the Can O’ Worms Rock ’n’ Roll Weekend returns for its second year. Whether attendees stay for one band or all 14 in the lineup, a ticket costs only $5 at the door for the all-ages music festival.

FreshmenGo! to discount tickets

Tuesday, Sept. 27,2011 11:39 p.m.

The FreshmanGo! program offers new students the opportunity to attend various musical and artistic events for a $10 ticket.

Students record album with grant from Hutton Honors

By Celia Grundman · Tuesday, Sept. 27,2011 10:26 p.m.

The music is for the upcoming album “Popular People,” which is being co-produced by Kaplan and Rossman. As students in the Recording Arts program, they’ve often recorded other artists’ work. Now, they’re working on their own.

Professional textile artist speaks to fashion students

By Shelby Rizzi · Tuesday, Sept. 27,2011 12:12 a.m.

Sharon Kilfoyle, a textile designer and tie dye expert, gave a presentation about her work Friday at the Indiana Memorial Union as part of the Bill Blass Fashion Design Seminar Series.

Fans rave about comedic opera

By Shelby Rizzi · Tuesday, Sept. 27,2011 12:07 a.m.

The show didn’t start for an hour, but at 7 p.m. Friday, patrons were already arriving in their opera attire for the opening of W.A. Mozart’s “Cosí fan tutte” at the Musical Arts Center.

Seamless style to grace Rhino's

By Raven Carpenter · Monday, Sept. 26,2011 11:40 p.m.

Merrill Garbus, better known as tUnE-yArDs, has described her style as wild, according to her Facebook page.After releasing her newest EP “Gangsta” last month, tUnE-yArDs is performing at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Rhino’s Youth Center.

Guest conductor leaves impression on Jacobs

By Derrick Naylor · Monday, Sept. 26,2011 11:38 p.m.

The Musical Arts Center was filled with the sounds of traditional European culture and American elements when conductor Manny Laureano led the IU Concert Ochestra on Sunday.

Focus on Fashion

By Samantha Kirby · Monday, Sept. 26,2011 11:35 p.m.

As I sat watching “How I Met Your Mother,” I found myself wondering: this TV comedy is a little redundant with its similarities to “Friends.” But then, there was one quote that brought me to this week’s topic: “Suit up,” one of Barney Stinson’s catch phrases.

Music lovers get worldly fix with Lotus Music Festival

By Shelby Rizzi · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:06 p.m.

Friday night marked the arrival of what some have called “the best weekend in Bloomington.” During the subsequent 24 hours, the southern Indiana college town brimmed with music, food and customs of other cultures thanks to the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

Movits! makes Lotus a party

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:03 p.m.

Movits!, a Swedish music group, took the stage at Lotus Music and Arts Festival on Saturday night.

Kids weave prank into Lotus in the Park project

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:59 p.m.

Lotus in the Park is a free portion of the annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. Located in the Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park known as Third Street Park, this part of the festival offered Bloomington residents daytime concerts by artists featured in the weekend’s schedule.

Australian belles on stilts sway in Strange Fruit

By Nicole Montella · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:57 p.m.

When the beauty of a fairy tale met 14-foot-high flexible poles, Strange Fruit was the outcome.The women on stilts first appeared on campus Thursday outside the IU Art Museum and made three more appearances throughout Bloomington as part of the celebration for the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

Mavis Staples sings from her soul

By Rachel Krasnow · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:54 p.m.

In an all-black outfit, drop earrings and a black bob with a golden sheen, she walked on stage to an eruptive cheer of applause. The Buskirk-Chumley Theater’s sold-out crowd of mostly baby boomers stood in their seats, clapping and hooting. Mavis Staples, Grammy award-winning gospel singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, looked straight at the audience.

Column: Why Italians never worry about the weather

By Brea Johnson · Thursday, Sept. 22,2011 9:28 p.m.

Bologna, Italy, is leagues ahead of the rest of the world in terms of preparedness for the nasty mid-day downpours that plague us all. Here, it is possible to walk the length of the city without leaving the comforts of a covered roof.

Lotus goes live Friday with art, music, culture

Thursday, Sept. 22,2011 9:26 p.m.

Chicago has Lollapalooza, Indio has Coachella and Bloomington has Lotus. Every year, music fans migrate from local, national and international locations to experience world music.

High Dive cooks up pop-punk

By Celia Grundman · Thursday, Sept. 22,2011 9:24 p.m.

For High Dive’s three musicians, life is a balance of work, friends and musical projects. They’ve performed their pop-punk tunes around Bloomington at house shows and in local venues. Now, they plan to record a full-length album in the first week of October. Shortly before they record, the band will perform at the WIUX fall kickoff show with Ivory Wave and Eric Ayotte. The free show begins at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at The Bishop.

Family, community plans concert for Lauren Spierer

By Colleen Sikorski · Thursday, Sept. 22,2011 12:31 a.m.

When the Spierers began to plan a concert for Lauren, Daniel Weber volunteered himself and Brice Fox to perform and suggested B-97 DJ Matt Thiel to co-host the event.

WFHB radio station seeks local talent

By Derrick Naylor · Wednesday, Sept. 21,2011 10:02 p.m.

WFHB Community Radio will make a greater effort to collect local music and give airplay to local artists by sponsoring the Local Music Collection Drive. The collection will transform supporting local businesses into drop-off zones for musicians to submit their music for review and airtime consideration.

Bright, psychedelic future in store for Toro y Moi

By Raven Carpenter · Wednesday, Sept. 21,2011 10 p.m.

About an hour before the fan-proclaimed chillwave artist Toro y Moi’s concert began, doorman for the Bishop Kieran Blackwood announced to the crowd of young adults that the concert had sold out.Chill wave artist Toro y Moi performed Sept. 20 at the Bishop.

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